Samuel A. Foot

Samuel Augustus Foot (8 November 1780-15 September 1846) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district from 4 March 1819 to 3 March 1821 (succeeding Sylvester Gilbert and preceding Daniel Burrows), from 4 March 1823 to 3 March 1825 (succeeding Burrows and preceding Ralph I. Ingersoll), and from 4 March 1833 to 9 May 1834 (succeeding Ingersoll and preceding Ebenezer Jackson Jr.), as well as a US Senator from 4 March 1827 to 3 March 1833 (succeeding Henry W. Edwards and preceding Nathan Smith) and Governor from 7 May 1834 to 6 May 1835 (interrupting Edwards' terms). He was an American Whig Party member.

Biography
Samuel Augustus Foot was born in Cheshire, Connecticut in 1780, and he worked as a West India trader, making several voyages for his health. He later became involved with agricultural pursuits and politics after the War of 1812 ruined his business, and he served in the state legislature before serving in the US House of Representatives from 1819 to 1821 and from 1823 to 1825. In 1827, he was elected to the US Senate, and he served one term before returning to the House. In 1834, he resigned from the US Congress to serve as Governor, serving one year. He failed to win re-election in 1836, and he died in 1846.